Poker has become world acclaimed as of late, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game shows. The games popularity, though, stretches back in reality a bit further than its TV ratings. Over the years many types on the first poker game have been developed, including a handful of games that are not in reality poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is one of these games. Regardless of the name, Caribbean stud poker is most closely related to 21 than traditional poker, in that the players bet against the bank rather than the other players. The winning hands, are the long-standing poker hands. There is little conniving or other types of deceptiveness. In Caribbean stud poker, you are expected to ante up before the croupier broadcasting "No more bets." At that point, both you and the house and of course every one of the other players receive 5 cards. Once you have seen your hand and the casino’s first card, you have to in turn make a call bet or bow out. The call wager’s amount is akin to your beginning ante, meaning that the stakes will have increased two fold. Giving Up means that your wager goes directly to the casino. After the bet comes the showdown. If the dealer does not have ace/king or greater, your wager is given back, with a figure equal to the ante. If the casino has a hand with ace/king or greater, you succeed if your hand is greater than the casino’s hand. The house pays out money equal to your original bet and set odds on your call bet. These expectations are:
- Equal for a pair or high card
- two to one for 2 pairs
- 3-1 for 3 of a kind
- four to one for a straight
- 5-1 for a flush
- seven to one for a full house
- 20-1 for a four of a kind
- 50-1 for a straight flush
- one hundred to one for a royal flush